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pegacorn

UK/ˈpɛɡ.əˌkɔːn/US/ˈpɛɡ.əˌkɔɹn/

pegacorn noun: a horned Pegasus or a winged unicorn.

pegacorn: a horned Pegasus or a winged unicorn
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Noun

pegacorn (plural pegacorns)

  1. (informal) A horned Pegasus or a winged unicorn.
    • It was a flying horse — no, a unicorn — or a pegacorn? — feathery wings outstretched.2006 July 11, Alea Bushardt, Cloud Filly, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42
    • Pegacorns have grown in both popularity and population since their worldwide introduction during the 1980s. While they had existed for eons prior, few unicorn farmers wished to voluntarily care for both the temperamental nature of the Pegasus and the attention-craving disposition of the unicorn....2011 August 18, Jessica S. Marquis, Raising Unicorns: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Running a Successful — and Magical! — Unicorn Farm, Adams Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 18
    Synonyms:
    unipeg, unisus, alicorn

Synonyms of pegacorn

Forms of pegacorn

pluralpegacorns

Origin of pegacorn

Blend of Pegasus + unicorn.

Questions about pegacorn

What does pegacorn mean?
Pegacorn means a horned Pegasus or a winged unicorn.
What part of speech is pegacorn?
Pegacorn is a noun.
How do you pronounce pegacorn?
Pegacorn is pronounced /ˈpɛɡ.əˌkɔːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of pegacorn?
The plural of pegacorn is pegacorns.

Words near pegacorn in the dictionary

  1. peg-strip
  2. peg-strips
  3. peg-top
  4. peg-top trousers
  5. peg-tops
  6. pegacorn
  7. pegacorns
  8. pegador
  9. pegadors
  10. pegaga
  11. Pegah

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